Let's talk about how to knit brooms for a bath correctly

Without a high-quality, fragrant and biting broom, a real Russian bath is unthinkable. A good broom, prepared according to all the rules, not only allows you to steam well, but also has a wide healing effect on the body, and different types of trees and shrubs have different useful properties. A birch broom is considered one of the best, as it is comfortable and durable. Birch leaves and kidneys contain essential oils, vitamins (C, A), tannins, so they are great for rheumatism, edema and various skin diseases. This broom cleans and softens the skin, removes pain and aches in the joints and muscles.

Oak branches are excellent for injecting steam and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Oak broom is perfect for people with oily skin and various skin lesions - eczema, rash, etc.

Unique curative properties have a broom from eucalyptus. It is so revered by many sauna lovers for their antiseptic and analgesic properties. This product has an inhalation effect: aromatic vapor cleans and heals the respiratory tract, bronchi, trachea, throat. Also, a whole bount of useful substances have brooms from juniper, nettle, linden, maple, mountain ash, nettle, wormwood.

A broom for a bath can be bought in a store or near a public bath, but the best option is to prepare this important "pair" attribute. In this article we will look at how to knit brooms for a bath properly, and how to harvest, dry and store them. In fact, this is a very simple procedure.

How correctly to knit brooms for a bath: gathering of a material (branches of bushes and trees, curative grasses)

Brooms are made from branches of trees and shrubs: birch, oak, linden, ash, ashberry, maple, juniper, walnut, etc. Often they are supplemented with various herbs that have a curative effect - mint, wormwood, yarrow, tansy. When to collect brooms for a bath? According to the Russian custom, breaking them begins on the day of Troitsyn (on the 49th day after Easter), as a rule, this is the beginning or the middle of June. Although the collection of material is possible in all summer months. Birch is cut until mid-June. Cherries and currants are harvested in early summer; Linden, alder and rowan - in July. Oak and eucalyptus branches are cut shortly later, in August. Material from coniferous species can be harvested at any time, but according to popular belief, it is better to do it during the growing moon phase . Coniferous brooms are not stored, but immediately used because of their strong shedding. For a campaign for a material choose not cloudy and not rainy day. When collecting it is necessary to choose flexible, strong, straight branches, without spines, with young and strong leaves. Cut the branches lateral, at the base of the trunk, they should be about 50 cm in length. So, when cutting the brooms for a bath, we found out, now we will consider what preparatory operations with workpieces need to be done after harvesting.

We wither the billets and knit a broom

Before you knit an article, you need to slightly cut off the cut branches. Do this as follows: in a well-ventilated balcony prepare a place, that is, they put sackcloth or matting. Then on it lay the workpieces along the circumference of the leaves inward. Above them, pull the tent and leave them for two days. After this, the blanks become fully prepared for the formation of a good broom.

So, let's look at how to knit brooms for a bath correctly. After drying, the workpieces are sorted by thickness and length. As a rule, a broom is made from 40 to 75 cm in length. Branches for it are selected the same length and thickness. When forming a broom, thicker branches are laid inside, they will serve as the base of the product. Around them lay more thin branches inside the bend. The product is given a somewhat flattened shape. Then the blanks from below, where the handle will be, will be cleaned of unnecessary twigs, leaves and knots. The handle is tightly fastened at two points near the fan, after which one loop moves to the end of the handle. Finally, the handle is tightly wrapped in a long piece of twine. To knit a broom, it is advisable to choose not a very thick cotton thread. Do not fix the product with a metal band or wire. So, we examined how to knit brooms for a bath properly. Adhering to our advice, you can make a strong and dense broom.